The defender, who completed his loan move from Manchester United earlier this week, is expected to go onto the subs bench.
Tom Kearney is back in contention after injury but Colin Todd may well stick to the team that beat Huddersfield Town last weekend.
City team (probable) from: Henderson, Wetherall, Bower, Schumacher, Summerbee, Windass, Morrison, Crooks, Holloway, Emanuel, Abbey, Ricketts, Tierney, Muirhead, Kearney, Swift.